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دعبع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the sounds and actions associated with infants. It specifically describes the babbling or cooing noises made by a baby.

Derived headwords

دَعْبَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to babbleboth

    To make the sounds characteristic of an infant, such as cooing or babbling.

دُعْبُعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    infant babblingclassical

    The act or sound of an infant babbling or cooing.

Parallel reading

دعبع: حكاية لفظ الطفل الرضيع.
Da'ba'a: Imitation of the utterance of a suckling infant.